To get all of the trophies you only need 1 playthrough. The game is pretty easy overall, and if needed you can even go back to a previous episode to collect clue bottles, defeat enemies, get rare treasures or do some other random things that have zero purpose.

For the trophies you only need to collect 30 clue bottles, out of the total 240. There are 30 in each episode and once all gathered, you can open the vault for a new gadget. As an additional bonus, when gathering clue bottles you will also learn the level you are in, and all the ins and outs of the level. Before you take on any missions. This can help greatly reduce annoyance from running around clueless and help out on Jobs when you know the area and the route a lot better. The levels can be quite complex at times (such as Episode 3, 4, 5 and 8 in particular, I still get lost in the prison and the area around the Re-Education Tower ><).

Episode 1:
For episode 1 when you get in control of Sly it is the best to scout around, learn the level and get all of the clue bottles to get those trophies out of the way.

Do not forget to pickpocket guards for their loot. After a few jobs the more powerful guards will start patrolling, they hold even more and greater common loot to sell on ThiefNet. You should have no problem getting to 1,500 coins during the episode. With the appearance of 3 rare treasures. Make sure to buy also Fists of Flame (400 coins) and the Trigger Bomb (200 coins) for 2 additional trophies when done. With all of the clue bottles and coin trophies out of the way you will have only story trophies and gadgets from ThiefNet trophies left.

Episode 2 and Onwards:
From this point out it gets harder and harder.

If you want you can collect the clue bottles and learn the levels. But all that is required is to purchase the needed gadgets from ThiefNet and do all of the jobs for each and every episode. You might want to go hunt for the rare treasures though, they yield a lot of coins (between 400 and 800, getting higher in each following episode).

Episode 8 Aftermath:
Once you finish the final boss and follow a portion of the story after it the last trophy should come up and giving you the platinum. You can either turn off the game or finish the story by playing 5 minutes longer and watch the end movie and credits with additional scenes.

Unlikely BanditUnlock all Sly Cooper and the Band of Thieves Trophies

As simple as it can be, just get every other trophy of this game and this little platinum will be yours.

There is however 1 thing to note, you will get this before you actually finish the game. Right before the end so to speak.

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After you defeat the final boss Clock-La (which triggers Tick-Tock) you will get a small aftermath area. There you will control Murray to open up her mouth, this will trigger the last trophy (Bird Dentist) and this platinum, while you get control of Bentley after wards for 1 more thing and that finishes the story, so enjoy watching the last unlocked movie and the credits with additional scenes.

Art SnobReplace a painting undercover

A story related trophy.
You will get this during the progress of Episode 1.

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Job #3 of the episode, 'Bug Dimitri's Office' will ask you to bug the office of Dimitri by switching a painting. This trophy will be earned when you switch the painting with the bugged fake one. Which also finishes the job.

The name of this trophy is related to the boss itself in fact. In the past Dimitri used to be a painter, but was never good enough for the critics. He forged paintings as a way of revenge after that. He is an art snob for not noticing the forged (bugged) painting now. And he likes to talk a lot as you can hear him in the safe house.

Gotta Find Um All!Collect 15 Clue bottles

Each Episode in the game has 30 Clue Bottles, making it a total of 240, only 15 have to be found for this trophy. They have to be found in a single chapter!. So having found 10 in chapter 1 and 5 in chapter 2 will not trigger this trophy.

For me information please check 2 trophies below, 'Soda Popped'. The name of this trophy is a reference to the slogan from Pokemon.

Bottle CappedCollect 20 Clue bottles

Each Episode in the game has 30 Clue Bottles, making it a total of 240. Only 20 have to be found for this trophy. They have to be found in a single chapter. So having found 10 in chapter 1 and 10 in chapter 2 will not trigger this trophy!

Soda PoppedCollect 30 Clue bottles

Each Episode in the game has 30 Clue Bottles, making it a total of 240. Only 30 have to be found for this trophy. You should have no trouble getting this trophy at all as long you get them all in the first chapter. Where they are the easiest to get.

Bottles can be recognized by the green bouncing wine bottles. When you get close to one you can hear the clinking. The sound is similar to that of clock where you can hear the ping of a metal ball inside the bottle.

When you have found all 30 in a single episode you can open the vault of that level, giving you a nice new little gadget for you to use. For this trophy it does matter if it is all in 1 level or not. So you can not just grab 5 bottles each in 6 episodes so to speak. You only need to gather 30 in a single chapter but you do get some nice gadgets from the vault though if you go for several chapters.

Fiery FoxEscape from Carmelita

A story trophy. You will get this automatically when you finish the Prologue, and also this will be your very first trophy in this game.

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Try to get used to the controls in this short prologue, when you get Carmelita on your tail keep running. If she hits you you have to restart. You can destroy some objects to earn some coins, but not really needed.

Learn to Fox TrotDance with Carmelita

A story related trophy, you will get this during the last job of Episode 2.

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During Episode 2 you will dance with Neyla. She will explain how the dancing works. During the last job, Operation: Hippo Drop. You will dance with Carmelita to distract the audience. You will get this trophy after the dance.

During the dance you have to input the exact sequence that comes right before the ?. Basically repeating the same steps over and over that comes on the screen.

Spider LegsPickpocket 3 items from Contessa

A story related trophy. You will get this during the one of the last jobs of Episode 4.

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During job #8, Close to Contessa, you will have to steal 3 keys from her. This will go in three phases. They are all the same but just different location. Each time she has 3 or 4 guards following her, you must take those out first before you can pickpocket Contessa. First phase is the easiest, on the train rails. Make some noise by hitting an object near the guard last in line and take him out, keep doing this till you can pickpocket Contessa.

Phase 2 is in the prison and perhaps the hardest of the 3, same deal just harder and more to pay attention to such as the guard lights. Phase 3 takes place in the city outside, 4 guards this time. Once done the job is completed and the trophy is yours.

Loot PocketsCollect 100 coins

Jail BirdBreak out Carmelita from Contessa

A story related trophy of Episode 5, during the last job. Operation: High Road.

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This trophy is earned during the middle of the job. After you get to the Re-Education tower with Bentley on the Blimp you will do have to do some hacking. Once the mini game is over Carmelita will be free and you will have this trophy.

Jailed Cotton CandyPickpocket 3 keys from Carmelita in Canada

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The third job of the Episode, A Friend In Need, Carmelita has caught Murray while he was trying to get some candy. She has been so kind enough to give him some candy in his jail.

First you must follow her to where Murray is being held. After that you will have to pickpocket her 3 times. Keep on your toes as she is fast to turn around always. After each time you successfully steal a key from here you must run away and loose her. After that it starts over again to get back to her to steal another key. Repeat for the last key and get back to the cage. Finishing the job will trigger the trophy.

Bear HugCause a bear fight in Canada

Despite that you can just go up to a bear and start fighting it it won't trigger this trophy. Neither will causing a bear to fight your enemies trigger this trophy. This a story related trophy in Episode 6.

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During job #6, Bear Cup Kidnapping, you will have to pick up 2 bear cups and put them into a cage next to the train station. Once this is done the Mother Bear will come along and smash open the cage, thus finishing the job and earning you your trophy.

Train JumperHack the train

A story related trophy earned during the start of Episode 4.

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During the second job, Train Hack, in Episode 4 you will control Bentley and have to hack 6 train station terminals. This is also your first time doing this mini game. Which will happen more frequently from now on every time Bentley needs to hack something.

Remember that while running to the next terminal you have to run over the tracks, if a train is coming you can hug either side of the tracks to have the train run past you. Just be sure not to jump in front of the trains.

Artful DodgerPurchase the Combat Dodge from ThiefNet

Reptillian RobberDefeat Dimitri

A story related trophy. Which will be earned when you defeat the Dimitry, the end boss of Episode 1.

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He can be quite nasty with his laser guns and moves. Making him one of the more harder boss fights. The key is knowing his attacks and how to move.

He uses his Laser gun 3 or 4 times in a row before he hurts himself, creating an opening for you to closer and hit him. His close range attacks are general a wide round kick and a front smash up. avoid both and counter by hitting.

If you need health you can smash up near by green filled slime bottles and crates for some healths, but this can be quite dangerous. Also the attacks from Dimitri will break these so try to make use of this. After the fight is over you will get the trophy.

Upset StomachShoot down Neyla to help out Sly

A story related trophy. Or to be more specific, a boss trophy. Earned at the end of the episode.

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You will fight her at the last job of Episode 6, Operation: "Choo Choo".
For this fight you will fight her twice. Both times pretty much the same. You should already be fully used to the RC Chopper by now. It is a pretty easy fight. If you die the battle will simply restart.

Same applies as before, avoid the red bombs and keep shooting Neyla. They will come in fixed patterns and it should be easy to avoid them. Copters will also come by, either shoot 'em down or avoid em.

After some more action with Sly you will have to fight her again. This time she is more furious and also dives low to fire up missiles. Simply drop some bombs on her while avoiding the missiles. More enemy copters will also come. Other then that pretty much the same.

After you beat her the trophy will be yours.

Watch Out It's Spicy!Defeat Rajan

Another boss fight, despite meeting him Episode 2, you will fight him in Episode 3, in a closed down pit by lasers with Murray. During the last job Operation: Wet Tiger

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You sure managed to piss him off pretty bad as he is really spiced up. He is really furious and continuously calling in goons to help him out. He has 2 types of attacks, first is a 2 combo swing with his staff, He will swing the around him first and then smashes it in front of him. The second attack is more devastating as it will even destroy his own goons. When he lift up his staff and charges it he will slam it into the ground, electrifying the water around him, if you not on a lily pad away from the staff it will hurt badly.

Hitting him into the electric wall will also help as it will hurt him more your regular punches. Just make sure you are not getting in to it either.

This is one of the hardest boss fights. After the battle starts avoid his attack or you will get hit. The easiest way to defeat him is to go on full offense. keep moving into him and keep pressing the button to keep attacking, every third hit you do will both damage and interrupt him meaning he won't hit, if he gets into the electric wall back off and repeat after dodging an attack. Keeping this up should win you this fight rather fast and easy.

Creepy CrawlyDefeat Contessa #1

A story related trophy during Episode 5, the last job, Operation: High Road. Despite dealing with her in Episode 4 you will not defeat her during that episode.

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After stirring up both Neyla's Forces and the forces from Contessa you will face off against her twice. This trophy is earned for the first time you defeat her. She is really easy to beat, you will probably not take any damage at all but perhaps a bit from the spiders.

Basically she is a frontal fighter. She likes to use a slashing combo straight ahead. Just keep strafing to the left and/or right and keep hitting her from the sides or the back where she is completely open, if you knock her off the platform do not stand at the edge or she will land on you.

After defeating her the first time you will get this trophy.

More Creepy CrawliesDefeat Contessa #2

Another trophy for beating Contessa, this comes really fast after beating her the first time. Earned during Episode 5, the last job, Operation: High Road.

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After catching up to Carmelita (who had captured Bentley) in her tank in a tank with Murray is back to Sly who has caught up Contessa again.

This time she will use the Clockwerk Eye to enhance her powers. It doesn't matter for the fight really, she just has more tricks for in front of her, the sides and her back are still wide open. She will summon more spiders though but none of much of a threat. Make sure not to get into the green beam or you will be hypnotized, stay on the roof and keep avoiding her till the effect wears off, but this should be no problem if you just keep avoiding her front. Just another very easy battle.

Once you have won this fight you will get the trophy and finish the job.

Exact ChangeCollect 1,000 coins

Collect 1000 coins, not very hard. May take a bit but some stealing and/or getting some rare treasures will give you enough coins for this trophy. There quite a few gadget trophies that require more coins this so you should have no trouble getting this at all.

This does not include coins spend on gadgets already, so having 800 and spent 200 on the Trigger Bomb will not work.

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You will get this at the very end of the last job in Episode 6. Operation: "Choo Choo". It is the very goal of the job and basically signals the end of the Episode.

Gold Medal WinnerDefeat Jean Bison

Despite meeting him in Episode 6, you will fight him in a competition and beat him in Episode 7. He is the boss of the episode. After you beat him with Bentley the trophy is yours.

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During Operation: Canada Games you will fight him. This is a pretty interesting boss fight, a small little turtle versus a giant ancient bison. The fight consists of 4 phases. Each phase being roughly 25% of his health.

You will be a pretty small area with several traps, that you will set off on command to hurt him. First phase is just him alone, so just lure him into the traps. Which are fire pits ( ), Saw Blades ( ) and dropping Logs ( ). Second phase he will call in allies, which are pretty much useless, but provide much needed health. Third phase he is alone but will be throwing bombs around, so make sure you keep running ( ). Last phase is like phase 3 but then with the same goons as before. Once you have beaten him you will get this trophy.

Note for trophy name: even though both you and Jean Bison are fighting for the gold medal, it is anything but a fair contest, you cheat while Jean Bison intimidates the judges to get perfect scores. After you become the judges you will be thrown in jail instead. No golden medal or anything .

Moose HeadSteal the moose costume for Murray

A story related trophy. Earned during Episode 7.

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During job #3, RC Combat Club, of Episode 7 Murray will challenge some local guards for an RC Combat fight. But before this Sly has to do some sneaking and climbing work in the house to get the costume, once it is obtained the trophy will be yours.

Rise And ShinePurchase the Alarm Clock from ThiefNet

Loot!Collect 1,500 coins

A very easy gold trophy. Some stealing, ransacking and/or rare treasures should give you this amount, there are a few gadgets that require more then this amount including Diablo Fire Slam which is needed for You Look Great In Pink.

You should get this trophy during Episode 1 with ease. This does not include coins spend on gadgets already, so having 1300 and spent 200 on the Trigger Bomb will not work.

Tick-TockDefeat Clock-la

A story related trophy, earned during Episode 8.

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Basically the end boss of the game. It comes in 4 phases pretty much.

First phase you will be on the flying copter from Carmelita being a gunner. You must get Clock-La down to about 1/3th health. Clock-La uses normal yellow missile attacks. They must be destroyed in 1 hit. Later on she will also use red ones. These must be hit twice to be destroyed.
When her health gets below 2/3th she will use rings, hitting them is like hitting a switch, either the inside will be electric or the outside. Initially the inside is. Hit the side only once to clear the inside so that Carmelita will fly through them unharmed. The further Clock-La's health drops the more attacks will be combined and the longer the fight will take while you try to survive

Once the 1/3th health mark is being hit you will land on a piece of debris. You will have to jump and glide from debris to debris to catch up with Clock-La. Basically this means the hard part is over now.

The third phase will be easy, you will be on the wing of Clock-La and should run over to the shoulders and keep hitting the head. Be wary of some attacks being launched from the eye and not to get knocked off, but basically the fight is now won.

After Clock-La falls down the aftermath begins, but the fight is over and the trophy is yours.